Comments on: London Songwriting Week seminar with Andrew Dubber and Tom Robinson http://www.stevelawson.net/2009/05/london-songwriting-week-seminar-with-andrew-dubber-and-tom-robinson/ the soundtrack to the day you wish you'd had Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:39:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Hakim Callier http://www.stevelawson.net/2009/05/london-songwriting-week-seminar-with-andrew-dubber-and-tom-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-1380 Hakim Callier Thu, 21 May 2009 13:47:23 +0000 http://www.stevelawson.net/wordpress/?p=1811#comment-1380 Hi Steve, This is great. You have inspired a number of people here in the States, like my father Rick Callier to begin blogging and performing live home-concerts. Cheers. -Hakim Hi Steve,

This is great. You have inspired a number of people here in the States, like my father Rick Callier to begin blogging and performing live home-concerts. Cheers.

-Hakim

]]> By: Shawn http://www.stevelawson.net/2009/05/london-songwriting-week-seminar-with-andrew-dubber-and-tom-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-1382 Shawn Wed, 20 May 2009 17:12:34 +0000 http://www.stevelawson.net/wordpress/?p=1811#comment-1382 Hey Steve thanks for the info from the last hour, i had to leave at 3, good work cheers Shawn Hey Steve
thanks for the info from the last hour, i had to leave at 3, good work
cheers
Shawn

]]> By: Dolores http://www.stevelawson.net/2009/05/london-songwriting-week-seminar-with-andrew-dubber-and-tom-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-1381 Dolores Tue, 19 May 2009 15:24:35 +0000 http://www.stevelawson.net/wordpress/?p=1811#comment-1381 Yeah, this is really like being back there again! I thought the whole session was very informative and stimulating. But like you, i didn't agree with everything said. I listen to new music all the time...and I still follow the charts, but i don't necessarily get all my inspiration from that...in fact i don't think it's a bad thing to be inspired by the past...music from the 60s 70s seemed to be more...original. I've not heard many original artists in recent years. The sound i hear, coming thru loud n clear is...RETRO! Young artitst today are just emulating the sounds of the 60s, 70s and currently in vogue, the sounds of the 1980s. I'm so glad i went to the workshop tho'...and i met some interesting people. I'm hoping some collaborations might happen thru' this site. Once i can sort out my lack of digital equipment i will join Soundcloud and Bandcamp. Trust me to always be the odd-one-out ...i was only person in room who doesn't own a computer!! Thanks for the workshop blog Steve! cheers Dolores Yeah, this is really like being back there again! I thought the whole session was very informative and stimulating. But like you, i didn’t agree with everything said. I listen to new music all the time…and I still follow the charts, but i don’t necessarily get all my inspiration from that…in fact i don’t think it’s a bad thing to be inspired by the past…music from the 60s 70s seemed to be more…original. I’ve not heard many original artists in recent years. The sound i hear, coming thru loud n clear is…RETRO! Young artitst today are just emulating the sounds of the 60s, 70s and currently in vogue, the sounds of the 1980s.

I’m so glad i went to the workshop tho’…and i met some interesting people. I’m hoping some collaborations might happen thru’ this site.

Once i can sort out my lack of digital equipment i will join Soundcloud and Bandcamp.

Trust me to always be the odd-one-out …i was only person in room who doesn’t own a computer!!

Thanks for the workshop blog Steve!

cheers

Dolores

]]> By: David Taylor http://www.stevelawson.net/2009/05/london-songwriting-week-seminar-with-andrew-dubber-and-tom-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-1383 David Taylor Tue, 19 May 2009 12:04:34 +0000 http://www.stevelawson.net/wordpress/?p=1811#comment-1383 Yeah Tom did do quite a good 'headmaster' impression - despite claiming from the outset to not be a teacher! I'm sure that we all learned a great deal from this tremendously inspiring session. For those that weren't there, you missed a great workshop ... but at least you can read the highlights here! (Well done Steve). Keep on writing folks - even if they're 'bad songs' (Tom says writing bad songs is OK!!). Regards, Davi Yeah Tom did do quite a good ‘headmaster’ impression – despite claiming from the outset to not be a teacher!
I’m sure that we all learned a great deal from this tremendously inspiring session.
For those that weren’t there, you missed a great workshop … but at least you can read the highlights here! (Well done Steve).
Keep on writing folks – even if they’re ‘bad songs’ (Tom says writing bad songs is OK!!).
Regards,
Davi

]]> By: Darren Landrum http://www.stevelawson.net/2009/05/london-songwriting-week-seminar-with-andrew-dubber-and-tom-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-1385 Darren Landrum Mon, 18 May 2009 20:56:24 +0000 http://www.stevelawson.net/wordpress/?p=1811#comment-1385 That's a brilliant job on the live-blogging. :-) The part that resonates with me the most is the part about having the story. It really didn't take me long to find my story: I'm broke. I have no money for gear, instruments, or software, so I'm struggling with writing my own programs, using Open Source, building my own electronics (mics and mic pres), and designing and building cheap instruments using common materials (found sound). You would actually be amazed at the sounds you can get out of some nylon cord, a PVC pipe, and a $2 piezo disc from Radio Shack. I do have a decent computer, and I sprang for a Zoom H4 field recorder for sample recording. That's about it for the decent stuff. My space is about 100 square feet in the basement. Fun times. By the way, since it seems that you can no longer see my @replies to you on Twitter, due to their asinine policy change, I just wanted to say that "The Liquor Talking" remains my favorite Humphreys and Keen track. :-) That’s a brilliant job on the live-blogging. :-)

The part that resonates with me the most is the part about having the story. It really didn’t take me long to find my story: I’m broke. I have no money for gear, instruments, or software, so I’m struggling with writing my own programs, using Open Source, building my own electronics (mics and mic pres), and designing and building cheap instruments using common materials (found sound). You would actually be amazed at the sounds you can get out of some nylon cord, a PVC pipe, and a $2 piezo disc from Radio Shack.

I do have a decent computer, and I sprang for a Zoom H4 field recorder for sample recording. That’s about it for the decent stuff. My space is about 100 square feet in the basement.

Fun times.

By the way, since it seems that you can no longer see my @replies to you on Twitter, due to their asinine policy change, I just wanted to say that “The Liquor Talking” remains my favorite Humphreys and Keen track. :-)

]]> By: John Goldsby http://www.stevelawson.net/2009/05/london-songwriting-week-seminar-with-andrew-dubber-and-tom-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-1384 John Goldsby Mon, 18 May 2009 20:51:06 +0000 http://www.stevelawson.net/wordpress/?p=1811#comment-1384 A herculean effort, Steve! Well done. Thanks for the info . . . not only for songwriters. A herculean effort, Steve! Well done. Thanks for the info . . . not only for songwriters.

]]> By: Steve Uccello http://www.stevelawson.net/2009/05/london-songwriting-week-seminar-with-andrew-dubber-and-tom-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-1391 Steve Uccello Mon, 18 May 2009 20:45:48 +0000 http://www.stevelawson.net/wordpress/?p=1811#comment-1391 great live blogging! sounds like a great event! seems like anything involving andrew dubber has lots of valuable info-thanks everyone else too! great live blogging! sounds like a great event! seems like anything involving andrew dubber has lots of valuable info-thanks everyone else too!

]]> By: A round of applause | New Music Strategies http://www.stevelawson.net/2009/05/london-songwriting-week-seminar-with-andrew-dubber-and-tom-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-1390 A round of applause | New Music Strategies Mon, 18 May 2009 20:20:34 +0000 http://www.stevelawson.net/wordpress/?p=1811#comment-1390 [...] A quick round of applause, please, for the Herculean live-blogging efforts of Mr Steve Lawson. [...] [...] A quick round of applause, please, for the Herculean live-blogging efforts of Mr Steve Lawson. [...]

]]> By: LIVE BLOG FROM LSW WORKSHOP - Fresh On The Net http://www.stevelawson.net/2009/05/london-songwriting-week-seminar-with-andrew-dubber-and-tom-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-1389 LIVE BLOG FROM LSW WORKSHOP - Fresh On The Net Mon, 18 May 2009 18:44:31 +0000 http://www.stevelawson.net/wordpress/?p=1811#comment-1389 [...] a brief and skilful précis. Astonishing the way he managed to keep up with it all. Check out the blog and also some of Steve’s astonishing bass compositions and performances on his main page [...] [...] a brief and skilful précis. Astonishing the way he managed to keep up with it all. Check out the blog and also some of Steve’s astonishing bass compositions and performances on his main page [...]

]]> By: todd reynolds http://www.stevelawson.net/2009/05/london-songwriting-week-seminar-with-andrew-dubber-and-tom-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-1388 todd reynolds Mon, 18 May 2009 12:48:04 +0000 http://www.stevelawson.net/wordpress/?p=1811#comment-1388 so funny, took me a few minutes to realize I'd have to scroll down instead waiting for it to auto-update at the top, lol. Good to be part of this, great early-morning fodder for thought and great accompaniment for mic setup. (in the US) Thanks, Steve so funny, took me a few minutes to realize I’d have to scroll down instead waiting for it to auto-update at the top, lol. Good to be part of this, great early-morning fodder for thought and great accompaniment for mic setup. (in the US) Thanks, Steve

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